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Should genetic testing for SCAs be included in the diagnostic workup for MSA?
Neurology - 4 Nov 2014
Kim Han-Joon, Jeon Beom S, Shin Junghwan, Lee Woong-Woo, Park Hyeyoung, Jung Yu Jin, Ehm Gwanhee
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of mutations in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) genes in patients who were clinically diagnosed with multiple system atrophy (MSA). METHODS: Genetic tests for SCA were performed in 302 of 528 patients who met the diagnostic criteria for MSA based on clinical features. Generally, when a patient had cerebellar symptoms or cerebellar atrophy on neuroimaging, genetic tests for SCA...
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